Spin -
In another place and time, Pinegrove could have ridden a self-assured record like this to widespread indie acclaim. Instead, it feels like an act of generosity, a record lovingly crafted and intimately written, full of sounds, observations, and emotional realizations that you didn’t know you wanted in 2016, but, in fact, needed desperately.

Pitchfork -
Cardinal feels like one big determined push outward, an album-length fight against solipsism without losing your sense of self in the process.